Belt-fastener.



J. K. DIAMOND.

BELT FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED 0012, 1912.

1,094,,1 31 Paten ed Apr. 21, 1914..

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COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH co.. WASHINGTON. D. C.

"UNITE STA'lw-ENT OFFICE.

JAMES K. DIAMOND, GT? GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO CLIPPER BELTLACER COMPANY, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN.

BELT-FASTENER.

1 b all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, JAMES K. DIAMOND, acitizen of the United States of America, residing at Grand Rapids, inthe county of Kent and State of lslichigan, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in liielt-l asteners; and i do hereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in belt fasteners and its object isto provide a belt fastener that will not contact the pulley, to providea device that is easily manufactured and applied to belts and to providethe same with various new and useful features hereinafter more fullydescribed, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

My invention consists essentially of units made of sheet metal cut outwith dies and formed up with loop members to project beyond the end ofthe belt and intermesh with like members on the other end of the belt,the same being adapted to receive a coupling rod whereby the ends of thebelt are hinged to each other. These looped members are prolonged toengage one side of the belt and have interlocking portions adapted to beriveted to the belt, as will more fully appear by reference to theaccompanying drawings,

in which:

Figure l is a plan view of a device embodying my invention as it appearswhen in use. Fig. 2 is an enlarged plan view of one member of thedevice. Fig. 3 is an enlarged section of one member shown riveted to theend of a belt. Fig. 4 is a plan view of a modified form of a singlemember adapted to light belts, and Fig. 5 is a plan View of a sheetmetal blank for forming one of said members.

Like numbers refer to like parts in all of the figures.

1 represents the adjacent ends of the belt.

Each unit of my device comprises two looped portions 2 adapted toreceive a coupling rod 3 and spaced apart to intermesh with like loopedportions 2 on the opposing units when the same are arranged in seriesupon the respective ends of the belt. At one end these loops areconnected by a portion curved outward to form a recess 5, and at theother end these loops are joined later- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. October 2, 1912.

Patented Apr. 21, 1914:.

Serial No. 723,552.

ally and neck portion 8 extends therefrom terminating in a head 4adapted to fit Within said recess and having a central opening toreceive a rivet. These units are also, in case they are to be used uponheavy belts, further extended and perforated to receive a second rivetto further secure the device to a belt as at 6. For light belts thislatter extension 6 and the second rivet may be omitted. These units areplaced at regular intervals across each end of the belt and rivetedthereto substantially as shown, being arranged in such manner that thelooped portions 2 Will extend between the spaced apart ends of the belt,and those on one end of the belt intermesh in series with the likeportions on the other end of the same. By inserting a suitable rod 3 theends of the belt will be pivotally connected to each other. The rivets 7are preferably divided or bifurcated whereby the divided ends thereofturn outward within the belt thus presenting no metallic projectionsupon the inner surface of the same. The belt thus runs quietly over ametal pulley because of the absence of any metallic contact therewith. I

What I claim is:

1. A belt-fastener, comprising a sheet metal unit having openings neareach end to receive rivets and a looped middle portion and also havingan opening near one end adapted to receive the opposite end of the same,whereby both ends are within the same plane and close together.

2. A belt-fastener, comprising a sheet metal unit having a looped middleportion to be arranged opposite the end of a belt, one end beingprovided with a perforated head and the other end being laterallyenlarged and provided with an opening to receive said head.

3. A belt-fastener, comprising a sheet metal unit having a perforatedhead at each end and a looped middle portion adapted to be arrangedopposite the end of a belt, said unit also being provided with anopening near one end adapted to receive the head on the other endthereof.

4. A belt fastener, comprising a sheet metal member having two loopedportions spaced apart, connected at one end by an outwardly curvedmember to form a recess also connected at the other end and extende inthe form of a neck adapted topass be tween said looped members andterminating in a perforated head to fit within said recess.

5. A belt fastener, comprising a sheet metal member having two parallellooped portions spaced apart to intermesh with like portions connectedat one end by an out- Wardly curved connecting member having a recesstherein connecting with the space between the loops; said member beingprolonged to form a reinforcing head perforated to receive a fastening;said looped members also connected atthe other end and extended to forma neck adapted topass between the looped members and terminating in aperforated head to fit within the aforesaid recess.

6. In combination with a belt, a belt fastener, comprising a sheet metalmember having two parallel looped portions spaced apart and adapted toextend between the ends of the belt, each end of said member beingarranged in contact with the same surface of the belt and securedthereto; one end of said member being provided with a head and the otherend of the same provided with a recess to receive the head.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES K. DIAMON D.

Witnesses LUTHER V. MoUL'roN PALMER A. J ONES.

Copies 0'! this patent may be obtained for five cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner of ratents.

' Washington, D. G.

